Belgium breached GDPR by sacking data regulators without appeal right, EU Commission says
By Sam Clark ( January 26, 2023, 14:16 GMT | Insight) -- The Belgian government has been sent a letter expressing EU concerns about the sacking of two directors at the country’s data protection authority, in the latest step in a long-running dispute at the regulator. The European Commission said the absence of an appeal route breached the GDPR and the officials’ right to a fair trial.Belgium breached the General Data Protection Regulation by sacking two senior officials at its data regulator without them having the right to appeal, the European Commission said today....
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